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Electric seaglider for UK-France trips

By AFP
June 17, 2021

Brest, France: Brittany Ferries and US start-up Regent plan to develop a high-speed electric seaglider that would skim above the water to take passengers between France and Britain, the French company said on Wednesday. The project is based on a craft being developed by Boston-based Regent that could result in "50-150 passenger capacity sailing between the UK and France by 2028," a statement said. Regent expects the first commercial passengers to travel on smaller electric craft by 2025, it added.